The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-05
Proceedings of the Democratic Con-
vention of Bolivar County.

Be it remembered, that on this, The
28th day of September, A. d. 1887, the
Hon. Fred. Clark, Chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee Of
said county, in the Courthouse thereof
and in the Courtroom, at Rosedale
| Miss, at the hour of y o'clock M.
called to order the Democratic COnven
| ton of said county in pursuance of the
| resolution adopted at the Mass Conyen.
| ton on May 80, 1887, and the order OF
| the Democratic Executive Committee
unanimously passed.
In calling said Convention to order
| the said chairman stated that before
any motions would be entertained he
desired to give due notice to all dele
i CATIONS and contesting delegations from
each District, and would not entertain
any motion until the friends of the va
rious candidates announced that they
were present; whereupon the Hon. F..
A. Montgomery addressed the Hon.
Fred. Clark, Chairman, calling him
"Mr Chairman" and asked him please
announce the friends of the opposition
(meaning thereby all those opposed to
| Scott and McGuire), were requested to
| follow him to the Methodist Church (;
and the said Col +. A. Montgomery
then called himself upon ali friends of
the opposition to follow him to the said
| church, which they accordingly did,
| the Chair informing them that no fur
Their proceedings would be had until
| they returned, or until they had due
| and prior notice thereof. After wait
ing for some minutes, and after offers
| and counter offers for the settlement of
all differences had passed between the
friends of Scott ahd Mcclure on the
one part and the opposition on the 9th
er. without arriving at any agreement,
the said Fred. Clark, Chairman, re-
quested E. o. Holly and O. G. Mcclure
as a committee to proceed to the Meth
odist church and inform Col. +. A.
| Montgolnery and all the friends of the
| onnosition who had followed him there,
that he would proceed with the business
of the Convention and requested their
presence if they desired to return.
The said committee delivered said
message and returned to the Court
room where said Convention was still
in session. and informed the chair that
the gentlemen of the Opposition said
thew intended VIXEN they were ready to
hold their Convention in the Coart-
house hut that they did not design
then to return, nor did they intend to
affiliate with the friends OF Scott and
McGuire. Whereupon, the said Fred.
CLARK. Chairman, at thirty minutes past
10 o'clock nj, announced to said Con
vention that he was ready to entertain
nations and to proceed with the bust
ness thereof. Thereupon Chas Scott
ESQ moved that the Hon. Fred. CLARK
he made temporary Chairman and Eu
gene Vanmetere be made temporary
Secretary of said Convention, which
motion was seconded by w. A. Stone
and was unanimously carried. Attel
which Chas. Scott, Esq, moved that
committee of FIVE be appointed, one
from each Supervisors District in the
county. on credentials. Said motion
was seconded by the Hon. Walter Sill
Iers and unanimously prevailed. There
mon the Chairman appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen as committee u
credentials, to-wit:
Raxter Thomas of the LIST Dist; }
NJ Kirk of I'd Dist; Hon. Walter Sil
lers of Sd Dist; w. A. SPEAKS OF All
Il mist ! f. Halbert of 9th Dist.
Said committee retired, and after con
snItation. returned the following re
port: croaa,4ials
ootf11lv report to the Democrati
ro,'yention of Bolivar County, that W.
have carefully examined the creaentlal
|, of the delegates below mentioned, willcl
&c t;nd in due form and properly au
, .hant;cated and we find that the fol
lowing named gentlemen are auly eIec
"a dslecates to this Convention, an,
as such are entitled to seats on tni
: floor. as follows, to-wlt;
: ~ Tor Lat District-T. l.. Jones, D. l
, Dunn, J. d. Stanley, ID; II: harfis' !"
i b. Thomas, and W. A. alIes. \,
f &C., mo smith, Prentiss Arnold, T
II At Scott. ]. L. Levinggood, J. n
: Kirk, d. o. Hughes, J. l. Genius : :
Alridge, and W. A. Evans. W
For Sd Dist. J. Nlcholsoh, . p p
Gill, E. J. Field, J. Y. r. Walker n So :, :
' Petusar, Eugene Vanmetrei mas ~ r a' NJ
8 Walter Sillers, Fred. Gla 3 ~ -. sn
' CURE. ]. l.. Bicklin, w. II. aue an
It A. A. Jackson. ,.r
e For 4th Dist.-Ben franklin, j.
:, Hutchinson, W. A. Speaks, ?; NJ. la "a
d nov 7. S. Murrell, w. II. Hickson, "
:. n. Elkins, and W. I. Malone- I
= For 9th Dist G. Gaiia"ay, !.
7 Halbert. B. F. Hughes, Z; j. King 4
q p Given. E. A. Holly, Nj; Maxnire, "
% Stone. and Chas. kimbie-
We further report that we nna tnel
ore no contrasting delegations. ana 81.
nil nit this our report with said ered Ia
. t;als also, and recommend tnal saiu ue
egates be seated accordingly a na;g reoort tb
y :. P porary Chairman demanded alou
= = = 81 tpow If there were any contestln
. % so,s nn9s or any one who desired !
II u u9sssnt any contesting credentia Q.
Rbsre being no response, it was move 40,
ii and seconded that said report y da,a De :
ceived and adopted ana s saiu us n,,f I
Us pe ss sa;J Temporary Chairman, unan
y rn ,en Sl,D prevailed, and said delegate
n "e FER - this was done. Chas. Scott, Esq